In bustling Beijing Road in Guangzhou, there is a sizable smart storage warehouse hiding in a building. After opening the door in its basement by scanning the QR code with a phone, you can find rows of bright yellow storage lockers. The smallest one is only 1.47 cubic meters, while the largest one is like a small room. They can be rented for a short month or even several years, and the monthly rent per cubic meter is around only a hundred yuan as a private storage space.

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This "self-service storage" is called mini storage, which has been invented for more than twenty years and is especially popular in Hong Kong, where the land is very expensive. In 2017, Hong Kong entrepreneurs Gu Weilong and Felix Wong saw the potential of mini storage in the Chinese mainland market, so they went to Guangzhou to start their business and founded Kingkong Mini Storage, introducing this distinctly Hong Kong-style business to the Chinese mainland market.

Nowadays, Kingkong Mini Storage has nearly 70 branches in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Nanjing. When you enter King Kong Mini Storage, you can find that each bright yellow storage locker is printed with a QR code, which enables real-time data management and remote monitoring. "We have brought Hong Kong-style mini storage to the Chinese mainland and combined it with emerging technologies such as mobile internet and Internet of Things (IoT), hoping to open up a brand-new market," said Gu.

For Gu and Wong, Kingkong Mini Storage is not only the starting point of their entrepreneurship in the Chinese mainland but also a window for them to understand and know more about the Chinese mainland.

In Wong"s view, the mini storage is not only an extension of space for individuals and families but also their unique emotional corner. "We also have users in their 70s who store their deceased spouse"s clothing because they are afraid of being reminded of their beloved but unwilling to throw these things away; there are young users who transform a mini storage warehouse into a display cabinet for figures; some users put used textbooks and sneakers in them; there are also users who store unused items, leaving them there for two years."

Looking back at the beginning of his entrepreneurship, Gu believed that finding suitable institutions or groups to assist was very important for Kingkong Mini Storage to enter the track smoothly. "When we came to Guangzhou to start a business, we settled in Guangzhou Tianhe District Hong Kong-Macao Youth Association. At that time, we did not understand many regulations and procedures in the Chinese mainland, nor did we have experience, but with the help of the Youth Association and communication with a group of young Hong Kong entrepreneurs like us, we quickly adapted to the entrepreneurship environment in the Chinese mainland. A group of young Hong Kong and Macao entrepreneurs started a business together, sharing experiences, discussing difficulties they have met, and sharing happiness make me no longer feel lonely on the road of entrepreneurship."

Nowadays, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has become a fertile ground for Hong Kong and Macao entrepreneurs like Gu and Wong to pursue their dreams.

【視頻】當“港味”迷你倉遇上“灣區(qū)式”創(chuàng)新，小倉格里藏著港青創(chuàng)業(yè)夢

在熱鬧的廣州北京路附近，隱藏著一個規(guī)模可觀的智能存儲倉庫。走進一大廈的負一層，用手機掃碼打開大門，一排排明黃色的儲物柜映入眼簾。小的僅有1.47立方米，大的體積達到一間小房間，短則一個月，長則數(shù)年，每立方米的月租金在百元上下，就能迅速擁有一個私人專屬的儲物空間。

這種“自助式倉儲”被稱為迷你倉，已面世二十多年，尤其在寸土寸金的香港遍地開花。2017年，香港青年古偉龍和王賦源看到迷你倉在內(nèi)地市場的潛力，北上廣州創(chuàng)業(yè)，創(chuàng)辦了金剛迷你倉，將這種“港味”十足的迷你倉引入內(nèi)地市場。

如今，金剛迷你倉在北京、上海、深圳、廣州、南京等城市已有接近70家分店。走進金剛迷你倉，每一個明黃色的儲物柜上都印有一個二維碼，可以實現(xiàn)實時數(shù)據(jù)管理、遠距離實時監(jiān)控等功能?！拔覀儼选凼健阅銈}帶入內(nèi)地，和內(nèi)地移動互聯(lián)網(wǎng)、物聯(lián)網(wǎng)技術等新興技術結合，希望打開一個全新的市場空間?！惫艂堈f。

對于古偉龍和王賦源而言，金剛迷你倉不僅是他們在內(nèi)地創(chuàng)業(yè)的起點，更是打開他們了解內(nèi)地、走進內(nèi)地的一個窗口。

“我們有70多歲的用戶來存去世老伴的衣物，害怕睹物思人，又舍不得扔掉；有年輕用戶把迷你倉改造成手辦展柜，全部擺滿手辦；還有一些用戶會把用過的課本、球鞋都放進去；也有用戶擺放閑置物品，一放就是兩年?！痹谕踬x源看來，迷你倉，不僅是每個人、每個家庭的延伸空間，更可能是他們獨有的情感角落。

回想北上創(chuàng)業(yè)之初，古偉龍認為，金剛迷你倉能順利步入軌道，找到合適的機構或團體給予幫助非常重要?！拔覀円粊淼綇V州創(chuàng)業(yè)，就進駐廣州市天河區(qū)港澳[gf]2ed8[/gf]年之家。當時對內(nèi)地的很多規(guī)章制度、辦事流程都不了解，也沒有經(jīng)驗，但有了青年之家的幫助，也和一批和像我們這樣的香港創(chuàng)業(yè)青年交流，我們很快就適應了在內(nèi)地的創(chuàng)業(yè)。一群港澳青年在一起創(chuàng)業(yè)，大家分享經(jīng)驗、討論困難、共享快樂，把踩過的坑互相提醒，在創(chuàng)業(yè)路上感覺并不孤單。”

如今，粵港澳大灣區(qū)已經(jīng)成為一批像古偉龍和王賦源這樣的港澳創(chuàng)客逐夢的沃土。

文、圖、視頻 | 羊城晚報全媒體記者 莫謹榕 李志文 潘俊華 實習記者 鄺曉雯 許小薇 實習生 鄒濱燕翻譯 | 白心怡來源 | 羊城晚報·羊城派責編 | 戚美青校對 | 周勇

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